Jennie Lin is a Legal Editor in estate planning at Nolo. She writes for Nolo.com and other sites in the Nolo Network and edits a variety of Nolo books.
Legal career. Previously, Jennie was an attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP in New York, where she worked in several practice areas before settling into international arbitration. She has also interned at a state attorney general's office, the Housing Law Clinic at the Legal Services Center in Jamaica Plain, MA, and the Immigration and Refugee Clinic at Greater Boston Legal Services.
Education. Jennie holds a BA from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and is admitted to the New York State Bar.
Writing career. Jennie has also worked as a writer/editor for the last decade. She has written for companies and publications including Yahoo!, Kimpton Hotels, The New York Times, and NewYorker.com. She is thrilled to be working at Nolo in a rare position that allows her to utilize her expertise in both law and writing on a daily basis. She finds it especially rewarding to work in estate planning—an area of law that is applicable to pretty much everyone—and to help make the legal system just a touch more approachable.
Articles By Jennie Lin
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Learn about the rapidly changing landscape of e-wills, and find out whether your state allows them.
A durable POA allows someone to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in California.
A durable POA allows someone to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in Pennsylvania.
A durable POA allows someone to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in Minnesota.
A durable POA allows someone to to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in Michigan.
A durable POA allows someone to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in Indiana.
A durable POA allows someone to to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in Washington, D.C.
A POLST form helps you get the end-of-life treatment you want. Find out more about POLST, POST, MOLST, and MOST forms in your state.
